Patents by Inventor Thomas Quigley

Thomas Quigley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8228885
    Abstract: A handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) establishes an ad hoc network comprising interconnected networks for a user. The HWCD gains access to content on a first device and controls communication of the content from the first device via the HWCD to a second device. The HWCD enables the second device to consume the content. The content may be streamed from the first device via the HWCD to the second device. The first device is a service provider network device or other network device. The access may be authenticated and/or secure. Secure access to the content is extended from the first device to the second device. The ad hoc network is configured and/or reconfigured until communication is complete. The HWCD comprises multiple wireless interfaces. The ad hoc network comprises a PAN, WLAN, WAN and/or cellular network. The HWCD may hand-off among base stations during communication of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Buer, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Patent number: 8214893
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for communication of information in a mobile communication device (WMCD) configured to network connection may include discovering via a wireless mobile communication device, available communication resources based on acquired biometric data for a user of the WMCD, and communicating multimedia information between the WMCD and one or more of the discovered available resources. The acquired biometric data may include physical and behavioral biometric data to be authenticated and validated by a pattern recognition database. A connection between the WMCD and one or more discovered available resources may be established through linking the acquired biometric data to resources in available local or remote network. The established connection may enable the WMCD to consume or redirect media from the available resources and may be dynamically adjusted and updated based on dynamic sensing of the acquired biometric data in the available network or available resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Publication number: 20120165033
    Abstract: Dynamically splitting jobs in wireless system between agnostic processor may comprise evaluating a job that a wireless mobile communication device may be requested to perform. The wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may evaluate a requested job to determine if one or more tasks may be sent to a remote device. The WMC device may consider such factors as information pertaining to the WMC device itself, information relating to the connection between the devices, and/or information pertaining to the remote device. This information may comprise such data as power availability in the wireless mobile communication device, processing load in the WMC device, processing and/or storage capabilities of the remote device, and characteristics of the connectivity between the two devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander G. MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Publication number: 20120079112
    Abstract: A handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) establishes an ad hoc network comprising interconnected networks for a user. The HWCD gains access to content on a first device and controls communication of the content from the first device via the HWCD to a second device. The HWCD enables the second device to consume the content. The content may be streamed from the first device via the HWCD to the second device. The first device is a service provider network device or other network device. The access may be authenticated and/or secure. Secure access to the content is extended from the first device to the second device. The ad hoc network is configured and/or reconfigured until communication is complete. The HWCD comprises multiple wireless interfaces. The ad hoc network comprises a PAN, WLAN, WAN and/or cellular network. The HWCD may hand-off among base stations during communication of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Buer, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20120066221
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for handling data in wireless communication devices where data may be captured and linked to a personal journal via indexing and mapping of context data tags abstracted from captured data. The captured data may be retrieved by matching a query to one or more context data tags indexed and mapped to the personal journal. A user preference utilizing one or more of the context data tags linked to the personal journal may facilitate captured data retrieval. The captured data may include multimedia data of an event pre-tagged with indexed information such as user ID, time, date, location and environmental condition or optionally one or more user's biometric data in response to the event. The pre-tagged captured data may be stored in the local host device or transferred to a remote host or storage for later retrieval or post processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Patent number: 8131302
    Abstract: Dynamically splitting jobs in wireless system between agnostic processor may comprise evaluating a job that a wireless mobile communication device may be requested to perform. The wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may evaluate a requested job to determine if one or more tasks may be sent to a remote device. The WMC device may consider such factors as information pertaining to the WMC device itself, information relating to the connection between the devices, and/or information pertaining to the remote device. This information may comprise such data as power availability in the wireless mobile communication device, processing load in the WMC device, processing and/or storage capabilities of the remote device, and characteristics of the connectivity between the two devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander G. MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Patent number: 8085743
    Abstract: An ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data may be created for a specified user via a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) such that rightful access to protected data stored on one or more networked devices may be extended to one or more distributed rendering devices. The HWCD and/or the user may be authenticated. The HWCD may enable configuration of one or more dynamic connections on the ad hoc network as needed until communication of data is complete. Bandwidth and throughput of one or more communication links may be adjusted according to bandwidth availability. The data may be buffered via the HWCD and/or one or more of the distributed rendering devices. Processing data tasks may be assigned to one or more networked resources on the ad hoc network. The data may undergo format conversion and be consumed on the one or more distributed rendering devices and/or the HWCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Buer, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Patent number: 8027668
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for handling data in wireless communication devices where data may be captured and linked to a personal journal via indexing and mapping of context data tags abstracted from captured data. The captured data may be retrieved by matching a query to one or more context data tags indexed and mapped to the personal journal. A user preference utilizing one or more of the context data tags linked to the personal journal may facilitate captured data retrieval. The captured data may include multimedia data of an event pre-tagged with indexed information such as user ID, time, date, location and environmental condition or optionally one or more user's biometric data in response to the event. The pre-tagged captured data may be stored in the local host device or transferred to a remote host or storage for later retrieval or post processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20110216671
    Abstract: Methods and systems for environment configuration by a device based on auto-discovery of local devices and generating preference information for those resources are disclosed and may include discovering available devices utilizing a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD). Wireless communication may be established with one or more of the available devices utilizing the WMCD, which may then configure the resources according to a user's preferences or a plurality of user preferences. The user preferences may be stored internal or external to the WMCD, and may be modified based on subsequent changes to the configuring of the resources. The WMCD may communicate with the resources utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols, which may include cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: John Walley, Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley
  • Patent number: 7953038
    Abstract: Methods and systems for environment configuration by a device based on auto-discovery of local resources and generating preference information for those resources are disclosed and may include discovering available networked resources utilizing a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD). Wireless communication may be established with one or more of the available networked resources utilizing the WMCD, which may then configure the resources according to user preferences. The user preferences may be stored internal or external to the WMCD, and may be modified based on subsequent changes to the configuring of the resources. The WMCD may communicate with the resources utilizing one or more of a plurality of wireless protocols, which may comprise cellular, WLAN, near-field communication, Bluetooth, and radio frequency identification. The WMCD may auto-discover as well as determine and authenticate access privileges for the resources, which may comprise devices for adjusting a user's local environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: John Walley, Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley
  • Patent number: 7861290
    Abstract: A reverse proxy server can receive user requests for web applications. Web application code can be obtained for a first web application. The reverse proxy server can be configured to recognize a specific proxied web application page to indicate a pagelet web application. The pagelet web application code can be obtained from the pagelet web application and a combined presentation produced by inserting the pagelet web application into a specified location in the first web application. This embodiment allows a pagelet web application code to be inserted into a first web application where the first web application code has not been modified prior to the first web application being proxied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David Meyer, Joseph A. Stanko, Phani Pandrangi, Adrian Peter McDermott, Don L. Hayler, Thomas Quigley, Michael Ryan Amend
  • Publication number: 20100080413
    Abstract: Methods and systems for video transmission and processing with customized watermarking delivery are disclosed and may include watermarking data at a communication device utilizing received global positioning (GPS) data and communicating the watermarked video data to a receiving communication device. The receiving communication device may verify the watermarked data, and may determine whether to render the received watermarked data based on the verification. The communication device may include an edge device, and may receive a feedback signal communicated from the receiving communication device. The watermarking of subsequently processed data may be adjusted based on the received feedback signal, which may include GPS data and/or device parameters corresponding to the receiving communication device. The watermarked video data communicated to the receiving communication device may be adjusted based on one or more device parameters corresponding to the receiving communication device and/or GPS information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Xuemin Chen, Michael Dove, David Rosmann, Thomas Quigley, Stephen Gordon, Jeyhan Karaoguz
  • Publication number: 20090023457
    Abstract: A Wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may be utilized to tag data generated and/or maintained in the WMC device with positional information. Positional information may comprise location and/or directional attributes. Positional attributes may be derived from operations, application, and/or accessory devices. Positional information of tagged data may be utilized to subsequently control the WMC device wherein operations may be performed and/or predicted in said WMC device based on match between current positional information of the WMC device and positional information of tagged data. User preference information and/or biometric data may be utilizing in tagging data with positional information and/or in utilizing positional data for controlling the WMC device. A remote device may be utilized for performing tagging operations, and/or storage of user preference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Buer, Thomas Quigley, Alexander G. MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20090023393
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD) to communicate a signal that may include user preference data to execute a function and/or receive a service in one or more identified remote transmitting/receiving (TX/RX) devices. The signal may be encrypted, and may be used to poll the availability and identity of the one or more remote TX/RX devices. The user preference data may be formatted in a standardized universal language with commands understandable by most remote TX/RX devices for rendering functions or services. If the one or more remote TX/RX devices receive competing and/or conflicting user preference data from a plurality of WMCDs, each of the remote TX/RX devices may arbitrate which function or service to perform according to privileges of each of the user preference data of the respective WMCDs or based on an arbitration decision in the one or more remote TX/RX devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20090022120
    Abstract: An ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data may be created for a specified user via a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) such that rightful access to protected data stored on one or more networked devices may be extended to one or more distributed rendering devices. The HWCD and/or the user may be authenticated. The HWCD may enable configuration of one or more dynamic connections on the ad hoc network as needed until communication of data is complete. Bandwidth and throughput of one or more communication links may be adjusted according to bandwidth availability. The data may be buffered via the HWCD and/or one or more of the distributed rendering devices. Processing data tasks may be assigned to one or more networked resources on the ad hoc network. The data may undergo format conversion and be consumed on the one or more distributed rendering devices and/or the HWCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Buer, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20090022122
    Abstract: A Wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may maintain user preference information, which is unique to the WMC device capabilities and the device user. WMC devices located in near proximity of each other may be enabled to form an ad hoc wireless network wherein each WMC device within the network may function as a router for other devices. Utilizing such routing capability within an ad hoc wireless network may allow WMC devices that are out of their wireless coverage area to use other WMC devices within such ad hoc wireless network to route any impending communication through such other WMC devices wherein these devices may have wireless connectivity to their coverage networks. WMC devices that are may have external connectivity may be enable to be selective in routing information and/or data from other WMC devices in the ad hoc network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander G. MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Publication number: 20090023428
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for handling data in wireless communication devices where data may be captured and linked to a personal journal via indexing and mapping of context data tags abstracted from captured data. The captured data may be retrieved by matching a query to one or more context data tags indexed and mapped to the personal journal. A user preference utilizing one or more of the context data tags linked to the personal journal may facilitate captured data retrieval. The captured data may include multimedia data of an event pre-tagged with indexed information such as user ID, time, date, location and environmental condition or optionally one or more user's biometric data in response to the event. The pre-tagged captured data may be stored in the local host device or transferred to a remote host or storage for later retrieval or post processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley, John Walley
  • Publication number: 20090024687
    Abstract: A result may be formatted after a task is performed in a remote processing resource in a wireless system. A wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may determine a task to be performed at a remote processing resource as part of a job the WMC device is requested to perform. Once the task is performed at the remote processing resource, formatted result is generated. The formatting of the result is based on different factors that may comprise, but not limited to, display limitations at the WMC device, power limitations at the WMC device, processing load/capability at the remote processing resource, and the connectivity limitation between the WMC device and the remote processing resource. Result formatting in such situations as internet searches may comprise generating a virtual webpage at the remote processing resource, and sending a link to this virtual webpage to the WMC device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander G. MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Publication number: 20090025081
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for communication of information in a mobile communication device (WMCD) configured to network connection may include discovering via a wireless mobile communication device, available communication resources based on acquired biometric data for a user of the WMCD, and communicating multimedia information between the WMCD and one or more of the discovered available resources. The acquired biometric data may include physical and behavioral biometric data to be authenticated and validated by a pattern recognition database. A connection between the WMCD and one or more discovered available resources may be established through linking the acquired biometric data to resources in available local or remote network. The established connection may enable the WMCD to consume or redirect media from the available resources and may be dynamically adjusted and updated based on dynamic sensing of the acquired biometric data in the available network or available resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Quigley, Alexander MacInnis, Arya Behzad, Jeyhan Karaoguz, John Walley, Mark Buer
  • Publication number: 20090021413
    Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include generating via a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD), persistent remote agents (PRAs) that may be enabled to perform one or more tasks. The PRAs may be communicated to remote devices to perform the tasks. The preferences of a user of the WMCD may be incorporated into the PRAs. The result of the tasks may be received by the WMCD from the remote devices. The PRAs may be communicated from the WMCD to the remote devices via one of a plurality of wireless protocols. At least one additional PRA may be spawned from the PRAs at the remote devices, and may be communicated to additional remote devices. The tasks may be performed by the PRAs periodically. The WMCD may communicate a message to the remote devices to initiate performance of the tasks by the PRAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: John Walley, Arya Behzad, Mark Buer, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Alexander MacInnis, Thomas Quigley